Sanitary fly and insect catcher.



B. C. HAMILTON.

SANITARY FLY AND INSEGT CATGHER.

APPLICATION FILED 11011.21, 1911. vRENEWBD JULY r1, 1913.

Patented J an. 27', 1914.

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'UNITE BENJAMIN C. HAMILTON, 0F SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA.

SANITARY FLY AND INSECT CATCHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 27, 1914.

Application filed November 21, 1911, Serial No. 661,645. Renewed July 7,1913. Serial No. 777,783.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN C. HAMIL- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at San Bernardino, in the county of San Bernardino andState of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Sanitary Fly and Insect Catchers; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in insect trapsand comprises a simple and ethcilent apparatus of this nature havingvarious details of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in theaccompanying drawings and then specifically dened in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l is a side elevation of a trap made in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. l, and Fig. 3is a cross sectional view.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by numeral, ldesignates the cage which has four corner posts 16 adapted to rest uponthe bottom 2. Hooks 3 are fastened to the cage and engage eyes 4c formedin the bottom to hold the cage in place. Said cage has openings upon thesides through which the fiies are allowed to enterand a receptacle letis mounted upon the bottom and adapted to contain a bait to attract theflies. A partition, designated by numeral 5, rests upon the support. 6and is provided with an aperture 7 through which the cylindrical screenmember 15, which rises from the bait receptacle, passes. Conical-shapedmembers 8 of gauze rest upon said partition and over the opening 7 atthe top of the cylindrical gauze member 15 and up which the flies areallowed to pass into the cage above.

The partition has hooks 9 fastened thereto and adapted to engage eyes l0formed in the support 6 for holding said partition in place andaffording means whereby the parts may be disconnected for cleansing theparts and for other purposes. Said partition is provided with a centralopening in which a iianged shell 20 is mounted, and 1l is a tube adaptedto hold a candle or light for the purpose of attracting bugs or otherinsects toward the trap. A suitable bailshaped handle l2 is fastened atthe top 1S and aEords means for hanging the same if desired or carryingthe trap. It will be noted upon reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings thatthe partition is recessed out at its corners for the reception of thecorner pieces l? and which serve to hold the partition in p ace.

In operation, the flies attracted by the bait will pass through theopenings in the side walls of the cage, thence up through into the cageabove and, when used at night, a candle in the tube l1 will serve toattract bugs or other insects into t-he trap.

l/Vhat I claim to be new is An insect trap comprising a base having aknock-down casing with openings in the top and sides thereof, a baitreceptacle within said casing, a cylindrical open-ended screen memberrising from said receptacle and extending through and spaced apart fromthe marginal edge of the opening in said top, conical-shaped screensfastened to said top and over the opening in the latter, an open-endedshell litted in an aperture in said top and provided with a flangeresting upon the top, a tube mounted in said shell, the corners of saidtop being recessed, standards rising from the base and passing' throughsaid recesses, and a cage supported by said standards, as set forth.

BENJ. C. HAMILTON.

Witnesses:

J. B. LnAvIT'r, L. I-I. ECKHARDT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

